Semester/Summer Programs Abroad

Participants complete three weeks of project management training in Monterey or Washington D.C., or a 1-week short training in Cairo, Egypt. Participants may then opt into the practicum component by traveling abroad for three to nine months of fieldwork with a development organization.

Who: Trainings are open to current graduate students, upper-level undergraduates, practitioners, and career-changers.

The program starts with a two-week certificate training followed by a 2-12 month fellowship. The fellowship component partners with a growing number of social enterprises and impact investment firms around the world. FMS fellows launch careers in the social sector with customized positions supporting entrepreneurs, investors, and social enterprises.

Who: Training and field program open to current students, practitioners, and career-changers.

Provides the Institute students with the opportunity to work as junior staff members for a public policy or social change organization. Students may finish the last 12 credits of a degree through this program.

The Middlebury Schools Abroad offer overseas graduate-level programs for students from the Institute. During their semester abroad, students will pursue their academic and personal interests and improve their language proficiency.

Every winter and spring semester, faculty and students embark on a number of projects in the fields of peace-building, international development, and environmental conservation opportunities in Chile, El Salvador, and Peru.